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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 3:20:30 GMT
Can an atheist be spiritual?
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Post by clusium on Feb 27, 2018 3:27:42 GMT
Can an atheist be spiritual? Well, some atheists do choose to still follow some religions, despite not believing in God or gods, so I suppose they can be. Some religions which atheists do still follow: Judaism, Buddhism, Scientology, etc. |
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Post by goz on Feb 27, 2018 4:32:52 GMT
Yes, because I am.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Feb 27, 2018 8:13:51 GMT
If the spirituality doesn't have anything to do with gods, then yes.
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Post by theoncomingstorm on Feb 27, 2018 10:19:05 GMT
Yes, but that doesn't make it any less ridiculous than believing in magic sky genies.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Feb 27, 2018 11:38:05 GMT
Yes, but that doesn't make it any less ridiculous than believing in magic sky genies. The ridiculousness depends on what we mean by spiritual. I like how in German geist can mean both spirit and mind, and considering spirituality as just a way of talking about our mental well-being isn't so ridiculous. |
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Post by The Lost One on Feb 27, 2018 11:40:29 GMT
Yes, but that doesn't make it any less ridiculous than believing in magic sky genies. The ridiculousness depends on what we mean by spiritual. I like how in German geist can mean both spirit and mind, and considering spirituality as just a way of talking about our mental well-being isn't so ridiculous. What do you reckon to someone like Sam Harris who is militantly atheist yet sings the virtues of transcendental meditation? |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Feb 27, 2018 11:44:40 GMT
The ridiculousness depends on what we mean by spiritual. I like how in German geist can mean both spirit and mind, and considering spirituality as just a way of talking about our mental well-being isn't so ridiculous. What do you reckon to someone like Sam Harris who is militantly atheist yet sings the virtues of transcendental meditation? I don't care much for Harris in general, but I don't have a problem with meditation. It seems harmless at worst. |
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Post by Terrapin Station on Feb 27, 2018 11:59:22 GMT
"Spiritual" seems to be used in a million different ways by a million different people colloquially. So we should probably try to better nail down just what we're asking.
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Post by puvo on Feb 27, 2018 12:17:42 GMT
Can an atheist be spiritual? You might need to define spiritual. |
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Post by progressiveelement on Feb 27, 2018 12:19:22 GMT
I groove out to absolute cosmic highs.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 12:58:41 GMT
A meaningless question has no answer. The OQ is entirely a matter of words with no clear meaning.
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Post by politicidal on Feb 27, 2018 16:59:57 GMT
Yeah, it's called meditation.
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Post by Cinemachinery on Feb 27, 2018 17:04:25 GMT
Can an atheist be spiritual? You might need to define spiritual. My love of bacon is on a spiritual level. It's almost religious. |
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Post by Isapop on Feb 27, 2018 17:11:12 GMT
You might need to define spiritual. My love of bacon is on a spiritual level. It's almost religious. Catholic Church would get lots more converts if they used it for the host. |
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Post by thefleetsin on Feb 27, 2018 18:20:47 GMT
spiritual as in actually following the dictates and desires of a spiritual so-called enlightened master? or spiritual as in rubbing your slippers together and wishing that wicked witches had more important things to do then inhabit the world you are in?
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Feb 27, 2018 18:25:43 GMT
Depends on the drug's potency
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Post by goz on Feb 27, 2018 23:02:04 GMT
My love of bacon is on a spiritual level. It's almost religious. Catholic Church would get lots more converts if they used it for the host. Now seriously, based on the fact that they use tasteless wafers at present, they would probably have 'bacon bits'! |
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Post by yougotastewgoinbaby on Feb 27, 2018 23:06:34 GMT
Sure, I guess.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Feb 27, 2018 23:49:54 GMT
Sure, though "spirituality" can mean a number of different things. Technically speaking all "atheism" means is lack of belief in God. You can still be an atheist and believe in irrational nonsense (Bill Maher's anti-vaccer stance come to mind)
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